6 September 2018 Two soldiers from the British Army’s Special Air Service (SAS) are being tried by court martial over the deaths of three reservists during a 26 km training exercise in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. The military court centre Bulford Barracks in Salisbury, Wiltshire | Image credit: Tom Pilston/The Independent/REX/Shutterstock Both men, known […]
13 August 2018 A bus driver who was reading a time duty card while speeding on a stretch of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway in Cambridge has been sentenced to 12 weeks’ imprisonment after he lost control of the vehicle, injuring five passengers. The sentence has been suspended for 12 months and the driver must also […]
13 September 2019 The public service union Unison has published a new guide for its health and safety representatives to explain how the gig economy has affected its members and what support they can provide. Image credit: web_traffic-warden_iStock-139960986. Health and safety and the gig economy offers advice on how to support particular groups, or tackle a […]
A Cheshire manufacturing company has been fined £14,000 after an employee sliced his knuckle on a metal cutting saw. Image credit: ©iStock/arturbo The incident occurred on 5 July 2017 when an employee of Contour Showers tried to clear a blockage from the cutting saw and the blade cut through the knuckle of his left index […]
12 August 2019 A company that installs solar panels has been fined £40,000 after a worker fell through an unprotected skylight during an installation on a farm workshop in East Sussex. Image credit: HSE Brighton Magistrates’ Court was told how, on 23 July 2018, a SolarUK employee was working on a fragile roof in Ninfield […]
The London Fire Brigade has been interviewed under caution by police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire. The fire service said it voluntarily gave an interview “as a body, rather than an individual” in relation to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said she recognised that survivors and the […]
We are pleased to announce the creation of a new service that will help our clients who want to have a presence on the internet or need their existing presence updating. We can now offer a full web design service that will work with you to identify your requirements and create an affordable website that […]
We are pleased to announce that we have just obtained the licence to run the new IOSH Safety, Health and Environment for Construction Site Managers Course. The course focusses on techniques to apply relevant knowledge in the context of construction projects of all sizes. It helps delegates to gain a business-first approach and understand how this can […]
NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Risk Management will soon be added to our course portfolio. We hope to deliver our first course early 2019 Click here for full programme outline
The General Data Protection Regulation has applied in the UK since 25th May 2018, when it superseded the Data Protection Act 1998. GDPR places a new range of obligations on organisations, in order to increase accountability for data protection. In addition, GDPR has introduced significant penalties for organisations that fail to comply with the rules, […]
We are offering all of our customers £100 off our training courses for any of your sub-contractors who sign up to our Professional Safety Advisory Service. £100 off training courses
We have just added dates to our public course calendar for the remainder of 2019. If you need any advice on identifying the training needs of your staff / contractors or wish to book a place on our courses just get in touch
Are you trying to get a job on a construction site? we deliver the CITB HSA 1 day course that you need to attend prior to undertake the touch screen test for the green site labourers card Are you working on site and want to be a supervisor? we deliver the Site Supervisors safety Training […]
At RSTCS we have formed a partnership with the RHA and have developed a series of H&S services designed to safeguard your staff, protect your reputation, achieve safety compliance while giving you complete peace of mind. Health & Safety needs to underpin every aspect of your haulage operation, regardless of your fleet size. You have […]
Safety Matters is our quarterly newsletter that is sent out to all of our customers to raise awareness on some topical safety and health issues Quarterly Flyer – December 2018
We have just helped Capricorn Kitchens successfully achieve their CHAS accreditation. If you require any assistance / advice just contact us CHAS Certificate
HSE Inspection Initiative – October 2018 Occupational Health To help ensure your site is prepared if an HSE visit occurs, below is an overview of some areas, which may be reviewed and an example of some of the measures, which should be in place. The list nor the control measures are exhaustive and each site […]